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The Eighteenth West Bengal Legislative Assembly which was formed in the wake of the poll results in 2026 has catapulted the BJP into power on a scale which is unprecedented, but not totally unsurprising. It has been a verdict by default, a furious act of political revenge against years of misrule, violence, fear and corruption. A structure that was built up at the behest of the TMC supremo, completely devoid of transparency, and bolstered by a crude culture of sycophancy, led to an all-pervasive alienation of the party from the masses. This is manifest in the complete collapse and fragmentation of the TMC in a month’s time and the drama that is unfolding in West Bengal almost every day has made it an object of ridicule and disdain in the eyes of the common man.

An invitation from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the funeral ceremonies of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has placed New Delhi in a delicate diplomatic position at a time when West Asia is emerging from one of its most dangerous crises in decades.

Economics and finance tend to manifest in the political process. However, what we are witnessing right now is an extraordinary level of convergence in the contemporary landscape. A deeper exploration reveals that this is more than a mere coincidence.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a clever U-turn on the low alcohol tax rate issue, Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan has tossed the ball into the United Democratic Front (UDF)’s court for a final decision on the matter. The Chief Minister wilted under pressure mounted by not only by the opposition parties but also by the Congress and allies.

The modern airliner is one of humanity's greatest achievements. Hundreds of strangers are packed into a pressurized metal tube and transported safely across continents at nearly 900 kilometers an hour. The system works because of one fundamental principle: discipline. When that discipline breaks down at 36,000 feet, the consequences can be serious, dangerous, and sometimes criminal.

Against a backdrop of evolving geoeconomic realities and exponential innovation, the World Economic Forum brought together more than 1,800 global leaders from business, government, civil society, international organizations and academia for the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China which ended on June 25.

Despite a Russian commitment not to recruit Nepali youths to fight in its war against Ukraine, not much official information about the condition of those still engaged in the battle zone is available yet. Nepalese authorities have been strongly urging upon Russia to stop using young Gurkhas in its 'special military operation' in Ukraine launched in Feb 2022.

The Supreme Court of India’s Draft Regulations for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts, 2026 (‘Draft Regulations’) are based on five principles: human primacy, transparency, accountability, data protection, and judicial independence. These principles visibly translate through the Draft Regulations in the general principles which deal with governing AI systems, permissible and prohibited use of AI, institutional architecture, oversight architecture, procurement, data protection, training programmes, and grievance redressal.

The new FCRA rules may look like an administrative tightening of India’s foreign funding regime, but their political effect is likely to be far larger than their legal wording suggests. On paper, the framework is simple: organisations receiving foreign donations must be more precise about what they do, where they operate, and how the money is spent. They can no longer seek registration or permission by offering broad statements of purpose. They must now identify their work within a defined list of 105 activities grouped under religion, culture, economy, education and social service. The government’s stated logic is transparency, traceability and better monitoring of foreign money entering sensitive sectors. Yet the impact of such a move cannot be judged by text alone. It has to be read against the atmosphere in which it has arrived.

Democratic socialist and other progressives swept the election to the primaries in New York and Washington as the results were available on Tuesday night. Three congressional candidates endorsed by the democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani won defeating the other candidates endorsed by the Democratic Party establishment.